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<h1>「は、も、が」 Particle Exercises</h1>

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<li><a href="#part1">Vocabulary used in this section</a></li>
<li><a href="#part2">Basic Particle Exercise</a></li>
<li><a href="#part3">Conjugation Exercise 2</a></li>
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<h2 id="part1">Vocabulary used in this section</h2>

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<span class="summary">Kanji</span>
<br />To start with, I have listed the kanji you will need for the vocabulary for your convenience. The link will take you to a diagram of the stroke order.
However, it doesn't clearly show the direction (though you can kind of tell by the animation) so you should check with a kanji dictionary if you're not sure.
I recommend practicing the kanji in the context of real words (such as the ones below).
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<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?0065_%B2%BF">何</a> - what</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?0892_%B1%C7">映</a> - projection</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?3000_%B2%E8">画</a> - picture</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?0290_%C8%E0">彼</a> - he</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?3418_%BD%F7">女</a> - female</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?0893_%BA%F2">昨</a> - previous</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?3027_%C6%FC">日</a> - day</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?1968_%BA%A3">今</a> - now</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?0855_%CC%C0">明</a> - bright</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?1127_%C3%CE">知</a> - know</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?2019_%B9%E7">合</a> - match</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?1707_%B1%F4">鉛</a> - lead</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?2677_%C9%AE">筆</a> - brush</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?3370_%C6%FE">入</a> - enter</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?3382_%B8%FD">口</a> - mouth</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?3498_%BD%D0">出</a> - exit</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?3071_%BF%DE">図</a> - plan</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?2658_%BD%F1">書</a> - write</li>
<li><a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwhalsod?1748_%B4%DB">館</a> - building</li>
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<span class="summary">Vocabulary</span>
<br />Here is the list of some simple nouns that might be used in the exercises.
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<li>どこ - where</li>
<li>いつ - when</li>
<li>どうして - why</li>
<li>どう - how</li>
<li>どれ - which</li>
<li>ミーティング - meeting</li>
<li>ボールペン - ball-point pen</li>
<li>何【なに】 - what</li>
<li>誰【だれ】 - who</li>
<li>映画【えいが】 - movie</li>
<li>彼【かれ】 - he; boyfriend</li>
<li>彼女【かのじょ】 - she; girlfriend</li>
<li>雨【あめ】 - rain</li>
<li>昨日【きのう】 - yesterday</li>
<li>今日【きょう】 - today</li>
<li>明日【あした】 - tomorrow</li>
<li>知り合い【しりあい】 - acquaintance</li>
<li>鉛筆【えんぴつ】 - pencil</li>
<li>仕事【しごと】 - work</li>
<li>入口【いりぐち】 - entrance</li>
<li>出口【でぐち】 - exit</li>
<li>図書館【としょかん】 - library</li>
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<h2 id="part2">Basic Particle Exercise with 「は」</h2>
Let's first get used to the basic concept of particles by making some very simple sentences with them. In this first exercise,
we are going to use the topic particle to explain the current topic of conversation. Remember, the topic particle 「は」 is
always pronounced as /wa/.
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<b>Sample:</b> 誰？ （Topic: アリス）  ＝ アリスは誰？
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	<td>１． どこ？（Topic: 学校）</td>
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	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">学校はどこ？</span></td><td>(Where is school?)</td>
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	<td>２． どうして？（Topic: それ）</td>
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	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">それはどうして？</span></td><td>(Why is that?)</td>
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	<td>３．いつ？（Topic: ミーティング）</td>
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	<td>４．何？（Topic: これ）</td>
	<td>＝</td>
	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">これは何？</span></td><td>(What is this?)</td>
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	<td>５．どう？（Topic: 映画）</td>
	<td>＝</td>
	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">映画はどう？</span></td><td>(How is movie?)</td>
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	<td>６．中学生だ。（Topic: 彼）</td>
	<td>＝</td>
	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">彼は中学生だ。</span></td><td>(He is middle school student.)</td>
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	<td>７．先生だ。（Topic: 彼女）</td>
	<td>＝</td>
	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">彼女は先生だ。</span></td><td>(She is teacher.)</td>
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	<td>８．雨。（Topic: 今日）</td>
	<td>＝</td>
	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">今日は雨。</span></td><td>(Today is rain.)</td>
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	<td>９．友達。（Topic: ボブ）</td>
	<td>＝</td>
	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">ボブは友達。</span></td><td>(Bob is friend.)</td>
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	<td>１０． 知り合い？（Topic: 彼）</td>
	<td>＝</td>
	<td class="answerline"><span class="hide">彼は知り合い？</span></td><td>(Is he an acquaintance?)</td>
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<h2 id="part3">Particle Exercise with 「は」 and 「も」</h2>
Now we are going to practice getting used to the differences between the 「は」 and 「も」 particles. The sentences are actually pretty lame but this was the only
way I could think of to make obvious which particle should be used. Remember, the point is to get a sense of when and when not to use the inclusive particle
instead of the topic particle.

<h3>Fill in the blank with the correct particle, either 「は」 or 「も」</h3>
<b>Sample:</b> これは鉛筆だ。それ<u>も</u>鉛筆だ。

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１．今日は雨だ。昨日<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　も　</span></span>雨だった。
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２．ジムは大学生だ。でも、私<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>大学生じゃない。
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３．これは水。これ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　も　</span></span>そう。
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４．これはボールペンだ。でも、それ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>ボールペンじゃない。
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５．仕事は明日。今日<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>仕事じゃなかった。
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６．ここは入口。出口<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　も　</span></span>ここだ。
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<h2 id="part4">Particle Exercise with 「は」, 「も」, 「が」</h2>
In this last exercise, we will practice all three particles by identifying which one should be used for different types of situations. Remember  that the
「が」 particle is only used when you want to identify something out of many other possibilities. While there are some cases where both 「は」 and 「が」
makes sense grammatically, because they mean different things, the correct one all depends on what you want to say.

<h3>Fill in the blank with the correct particle, either 「は」、 「も」、 or 「が」</h3>

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	<td>ジム）　アリス<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>誰？</td>
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	<td>ボブ）　友達だ。彼女<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　が　</span></span>アリスだ</td>
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	<td>アリス）　これ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>何？</td>
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	<td>ボブ）　それ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>鉛筆。</td>
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	<td>アリス）　あれ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　も　</span></span>鉛筆？</td>
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	<td>ボブ）　あれ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>ペンだ。</td>
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	<td>アリス）　図書館<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>どこ？</td>
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	<td>ボブ）　ここ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　が　</span></span>図書館だ。</td>
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	<td>アリス）　そこ<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>図書館じゃない？</td>
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	<td>ボブ）　そこじゃない。図書館<span class="answerline"><span class="hide">　は　</span></span>ここだ。</td>
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